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This 90-minute interactive webinar will discuss the barriers male survivors of intimate partner violence encounter when seeking support, and the assumptions - spoken and unspoken - that keep advocates and agencies from recognizing them. Participants will build a shared understanding of how these assumptions show up in our work, along with practical first steps toward more welcoming services.

This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) by Toby Fraser explores how domestic violence agencies can truly live into their values when it comes to serving male survivors.

Survivors are survivors. Believing this means recognizing that abuse impacts individuals no matter their background or who they are, and that all survivors deserve support and safety. This Technical Assistance Question (TAQ) offers concrete tips, guiding questions, and ideas for how to support male survivors – from before your first client reaches out to your program to debriefing with your supervisor after you close their file.

Part II of the Enhancing Services to Male Survivors webinar series showcases the work of two domestic violence agencies that are leading the way as they expand their services to male survivors. The presenters share lessons learned through this process and offer promising practices to help build capacity to recognize and respond to the needs of male-identified survivors of domestic violence.